For a teacher of gifted students in a boarding school such as the Phillips Exeter Academy (New Hampshire), the experience of the classroom and the experience of the dormitory can be radically different. A student who writes eloquently on the subject of charity may behave most uncharitably in the social interactions of the residence hall. The…

Self-science is an experience-based program designed for children from the second grade through the upper elementary grades. Its aim is to equip children with affective and cognitive skills that can broaden their understanding and functioning in all learning and social situations. Students are taught to use scientific inquiry methods in studying…

The materials contained in this annotated bibliography include films, slide shows, information resources, evaluation materials, sample workshop formats, and guidelines for sex-fair and race-fair materials and group activities. The bibliography is divided into four sections: (1) "General Resources" includes readings in sex role stereotyping,…

This occupational skills instructional module on coping with conflict is one of twelve making up a curriculum guide on the human aspects of working in organizations. The modules are designed for utilization at various educational levels ranging from high school to adult and continuing education, in either academic or vocational programs. This…

Eleven instructional units (divided into two sections) are provided in this curriculum guide for a one-year course for 12th grade students or adults who are interested in pursuing a career in the banking or savings and loan field. Unit titles in section 1 are Human Relations and Self Improvement, Relationship with Other People, and Coping with…

Designed to be used with the General Marketing Curriculum Planning Guide (ED 156 860), this guide is intended to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing for farm and garden hardware building materials; it is designed also to allow marketing and distributive education…

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY TENSION RECOMMENDED PROPOSALS TO INTEGRATE NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED--(1) COMPREHENSIVE 4-YEAR HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR GRADES 5 THROUGH 8 SHOULD BE DEVELOPED. (2) PRIMARY UNITS EXTENDING FROM PREKINDERGARTEN CLASSES THROUGH THE FOURTH GRADE…

ALTHOUGH DISCRIMINATION AND EXCLUSION ARE DOOMED ACCORDING TO TO THE LAW, THERE APPEARS TO BE CONSIDERABLE DISTINCTION IN MEN'S MINDS BETWEEN ABSENCE OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE ONE HAND AND AFFIRMATIVE MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT INTEGRATION ON THE OTHER. PHILADELPHIA HAS A GREAT DEAL OF DE FACTO SEGREGATION. AS THE POPULATION GROWS, NEGROES AND WHITES…

This document contains ten information modules designed for use in an industrial supervisory training seminar. The first module focuses on the role of the supervisor. Topics include a definition of supervision and its four basic functions: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. The second module deals with authority, power influence,…

According to this paper, in private schools where parents make up the corporation and board of trustees, both administrators and trustees face particular problems and considerations. The paper attempts to deal with those problems, with an emphasis on the development of cooperative working relations among students, teachers, administrators,…

The document presents six Strategy for Peace Conference reports prepared by 94 participants who are leaders in government and the professions throughout the United States. Opening remarks by C. Maxwell Stanley, conference chairman, evaluate accomplishments of the United States in 1977 with regard to foreign policy and provide a context for the…

The student teacher must develop and incorporate into his behavior human relations skills to enable him to relate effectively to members of his classroom and of the school community. Serving as a basis for evaluation, a method of gaining the fullest satisfaction from teaching, and a prerequisite to more effective teaching, these skills are…

Inservice programs in selected southern school systems experiencing desegregation are described with the intent to guide administrators and teachers in developing and extending similar programs in their own districts. Interviews with superintendents, principals, teachers, and other professional personnel revealed wide variation among inservice…

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC," Volume 2, contains 15 summaries of documents and journals on communication skills, all of which are indexed in either "Resources in Education" or "Current Index to Journals in Education." The materials included deal with various aspects of the topic, such as communication problems between principals…

This list of resources in the field of intercultural communication includes: (1) bibliographies; (2) books; (3) other print and audiovisual materials, including papers and periodical articles; (4) communication media sources; (5) fugitive materials, including unpublished works, materials in personal collections, and limited-access resources; (6)…